MORR Photography - MORR Photography

Over the past 12 months things have been extremely busy in my full time post away from the photography hobby, and I have unfortunately not been able to update the portfolio as much I have wanted to.

I love being able to jump in the car early in the morning and see the sights around the country. I'm very much looking forward to the two week break over the festive season and will get batches added as often as possible. I appreciate everyone that visits the site and please feel free to drop me a note with any enquires you may have.

Well, now onto the winter months that are almost upon us. In Scotland we have had very heavy snowfall over the last couple of years and it gave me the opportunity to get out more than expected and get some images taken. I do like getting up in the morning and seeing a clear blue sky outside, and after wrapping up in warm winter clothing and getting the snow boots on, I head out for a walking expedition and see where I end up. Scotland has so many natural arenas that it's hard to choose which one to visit. At present it has to be somewhere that I can visit, spend a few hours at and then return home. I am hoping that next year I will be able to spend more time increasing the portfolio and advertising.

Below are a couple of images taken in the winter months of 2010:

I was notified this morning that I had achieved another sale of the American photography site that I am a member of and that was the first there in a long time. It was an image taken in New York in 2005 during the festive season. The link to that site is

http://mitchorr.shutterpoint.com

Collage Images

During the past 3-4 months I have started to generate some collage images from various locations and events. These have included charity events that I've take part in and various states within the USA.

I thought I'd try this type of image to see if it attracted new customers, which it has in a way, but more advertising needs to be done.

Charity Fundraising

Charity event fundraising has been another large part of my life since I suffered personally from a serious illness; Viral Encephalitis in December 2002. I feel blessed to still be around and try to repay the work of medical staff for their care and support. My family cannot praise them enough for their efforts.

The events I have been involved in are: abseiling from The Forth Rail Bridge, for The Meningitis Research Foundation.

Next up was the Ben Nevis Challenge for Marie Curie Cancer Research in memory of my best friends' mother.

However, the most recent was on a very personal level. The Disney World Marathon to raise funds for The Encephalitis Society. It was my first ever attempt at running this distance and although I had a training schedule drawn up, I wasn't even close to reaching the targeted mileage each week. But, I set out at 5am on the morning of the marathon, in a freezing cold Disney World Resort! Temperatures had fallen to a record low and ice had to be scrapped from car windows. But me being from a country that has low temperatures more often than others, I didn't feel as bad as other participants.

I crossed the finish line in 5hours 34minutes, so there is still room for improvement there!

Helicopter Flight

So after all those events, it was time to get plans made for the months that lay ahead.

There had been a helicopter tour booked with a local business, Lothian Helicopters, but due to the ever changing weather conditions it had been postponed twice. It finally went ahead on Saturday 11 September.

There were some wonderful views of the Forth Bridges during the short flight and the one below was the best of the batch

Meeting an Olympic Gold Medallist

The Encephalitis Society had written to me earlier in the year to advise that they would be celebrating their 15th Anniversary and Janie and myself were invited to attend the event. The night would consist of a cruise along the River Thames, followed by an evening of entertainment and music. One of the highs of the night was meeting the British Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington. Rebecca is now the Ambassador for the Society after her sister had suffered the illness in 2002.

The Challenge Ahead

Well, we are almost up-to-date with the news and I would now like to inform of the challenges that are planned in the next few months. I am going to be spending time getting some images added during the winter break and I'm hoping that we have some light snowfall during the break. There seems to be a shortage of this at present. I will also be spending lots of time with my wonderful family and catching up with friends.

Please keep checking the site for updates and drop me a note if you'd like any information on images available or required.

Have a great week,

Mitch